Obituaries

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Virgil D. Hudson

Virgil D. Hudson

Jan 3, 2014

Virgil D. "Doc" Hudson, Sr., age 83, of 529 Old Americus Road, Vienna, died Friday, January 3, 2014, at his residence. Born in Vienna, he was the son of the late Jerry Hudson and Bessie Mae Allen Hudson and a US Army veteran. He was a carpenter and the owner of Hudson Construction Company. Doc loved deer hunting, snow skiing...

Lucy C. Golden

Lucy C. Golden

Dec 30, 2013

Lucy C. Golden, age 81, of 7699 Highway 41 North, Vienna, died Monday, December 30, 2013, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Mrs. Golden was the daughter of the late Woodfin Collier and Beulah Lamberth Collier. She was a homemaker, a member of Vienna First Baptist Church and the Ruth Sunday School Class. Mrs. Golden was preceded in death by...

James L. Graves, Jr

James L. Graves, Jr

Dec 11, 2013

James L. "Jimmy" Graves, Jr., age 78, of 3057 Pine Street, Unadilla, died Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at Taylor Regional Hospital in Hawkinsville. Born in Dooly County, he was the son of the late James L. Graves and Beulah Mashburn Graves. He was a US Army veteran and retired from Robins Air Force Base where he was an aircraft mechanic....

Mary M. Everett

Mary M. Everett

Dec 10, 2013

Mary M. Everett, age 83, of Unadilla, died Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at Leisure Life in Unadilla. Born in Unadilla, she was the daughter of the late Arthur McEachern and Mary Lizzie Anderson McEachern. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and worked as a bookkeeper at Gold Kist. Her husband, William H. Everett, preceded her in death. Survivors...

Rev. Keith Simmons

Rev. Keith Simmons

Dec 9, 2013

Rev. Keith Simmons, age 77, of 101 Lewis Mill Road, Vienna, died Monday, December 9 at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Born in Wichita, Kansas, he was the son of the late Roy Gilbert Simmons and Doris Marie Weatherby Simmons. He earned his Bachelor's and Master of Theology degrees from the Texas Baptist Institute and Seminary in Henderson, Texas. He...

Faye L. Odom

Faye L. Odom

Dec 7, 2013

Faye L. Odom, age 88, of 509 Hudson Road, Vienna, died Saturday, December 7, 2013, at Cordele Health & Rehab in Cordele. Born in White County, she was the daughter of the late Elbert Loggins and Emma Gray Loggins. She was a member of County Line Baptist Church and had worked as an insurance agent for Liberty National. She also...

Florence Christine Forehand

Florence Christine Forehand

Nov 27, 2013

Florence Christine Forehand, age 95, of Tucson, Arizona and beloved by all who met her, passed away peacefully Wednesday, November 27, 2013. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia and resided her early life in Fort Benning. She later lived in Savannah prior to moving to Tucson, Arizona in 1965. Mrs. Forehand was a homemaker. She was a member of the...

Kathryn W. Roberts

Kathryn W. Roberts

Nov 27, 2013

Kathryn W. Roberts, age 95, of 646 Oak Avenue, Pinehurst, died Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at Heart of Georgia Hospice-Inpatient Care in Perry. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late William Harrison Wilson and Maude Holt Wilson. She was a retired school teacher and postmaster. Mrs. Roberts was a faithful member of Pinehurst Baptist Church for...

Harold F. Mickel, Sr

Harold F. Mickel, Sr

Nov 23, 2013

Harold F. Mickel, Sr., age 80, of 788 Creekside Drive, Vienna, died Saturday, November 23, 2013, at his residence. Born in Valdosta, he was the son of the late Hal Henry Mickel and Leo Hughes Mickel. He was a United States Navy veteran and retired from Bell South. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Edward Mickel, Marion Bush...

Herbert P. Holman, Jr

Herbert P. Holman, Jr

Nov 22, 2013

Herbert P. "Phil" Holman, Jr., age 71, of 7861 Third District Road, Unadilla, died Friday, November 22, 2013, at Leisure Life in Unadilla. Born in Marion Junction, Alabama, he was the son of the late Herbert P. Holman and Mabel Chisolm Holman. He was a member of Unadilla United Methodist Church and retired as the manager of All State Truck...

Ilene F. Mashburn

Ilene F. Mashburn

Oct 22, 2013

Ilene F. Mashburn, age 85, of 545 Third District Road, Unadilla, died Tuesday, October 22, 2013, at her residence. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Fraser and Ila Vadna Cantrell Fraser. She was a faithful member of Harmony Baptist Church where she was active in the WMU and leading children's church. Mrs. Mashburn also...

John E. Brannen

John E. Brannen

Oct 12, 2013

John Edward "J. E." Brannen, age 72, of Canton, died Saturday, October 12, 2013, at Tranquility Hospice at Kennesaw Mountain in Marietta. Born in Unadilla, he was the son of the late John D. "Bud" Brannen and Lucy Ransom Brannen. He served as an Airman 2nd Class in the United States Air Force from 1958 to 1962. He married and...

Juanita Mcwhorter

Juanita Mcwhorter

Sep 30, 2013

Juanita McWhorter, age 78, of 230 McWhorter Street, Unadilla, died Monday, September 30, 2013, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon. Born in Unadilla, she was the daughter of the late Corbin Bowen and Grace Shivers Bowen. She retired from DFACS as a case worker. Mrs. McWhorter was a member of First Baptist Church of Unadilla, the Ruth...

Frank N. Lovell

Frank N. Lovell

Aug 12, 2013

Frank N. Lovell, age 77, of Lilly, died Monday, August 12, 2013, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Born in Sunbury, Ohio, he was the son of the late Wester Lovell and Beatrice Broadway Lovell and the widower of Louise Greene Lovell. Frank loved the Lord and his family. He was known for his quick wit and joke telling. He...

Robert L. Thompson

Robert L. Thompson

Aug 10, 2013

Robert Lee Thompson, age 65, of Lizella, died Saturday, August 10, 2013, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Born in Unadilla, he was the son of the late Perry Thompson and Mary Hattie Layfield Thompson. He was a carpenter. Survivors include: Companion: Gail Cooksey of Lizella Son: Allen Thompson of Macon Step-Son: David Watson of Unadilla Step-Daughter: Tammy Kimsey of...

Doris C. Dolph

Doris C. Dolph

Aug 2, 2013

Doris C. Dolph, age 95, of 632 Third Street, Unadilla, died Friday, August 2, 2013 at the Windsor of Ocala in Ocala, Florida. Born in Dooly County, she was the daughter of the late George F. Clewis and Mamie Lillian Yearwood Clewis. She was a member of Unadilla United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School, was president of the...

Virginia L. Lockerman

Virginia L. Lockerman

Jul 23, 2013

Virginia L. Lockerman, age 78, of 2915 Jenkins Farm Road, Byromville, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Heart of Georgia Hospice in Perry. Born in Macon County, she was the daughter of the late Curtis Lamberth and Lena Grace Johnson Lamberth. She was a member of Byromville Baptist Church and the widow of J. D. Lockerman. Survivors include: Daughters: Angie...

Bryce Bledsoe

Bryce Bledsoe

Jul 13, 2013

Bryce Bledsoe, age 64, of 425 Borum Street, Unadilla, died Saturday, July 13, 2013, at his residence. Born in Vienna, he was the son of the late Thomas J. Bledsoe and Ernestine Christmas Bledsoe and a farmer. Survivors include: Wife: Beth Bledsoe of Unadilla Sons: Jeff Bledsoe (Shane) of Byron Scott Bledsoe (Stephanie) of Roswell Sisters: Marie Hutchinson (Curt) of...

Irwin P. Churchwell

Irwin P. Churchwell

Jul 7, 2013

Irwin P. Churchwell, age 66, of 1810 Pleasant Valley Road, Vienna, died Sunday, July 7, 2013, at his residence. Irwin was born in Baldwin County but resided in Dooly County most of his life. He graduated from Jenkins Elementary School and was a 1964 graduate of Vienna High School. After serving as a military policeman in the United States Air...

Martha J. Hall

Martha J. Hall

Jul 6, 2013

Martha J. Hall, age 68, of 436 Fish Hatchery Road, Cordele, died Saturday, July 6, 2013, at Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele. Born in Moultrie, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Cole and Nellie Jane Miller Cole. She was a homemaker, a member of Grace Baptist Church in Cordele and the widow of Steve Travis Hall. Mrs. Hall...

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